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The most butchered punctuation mark in the English language. Apostrophes are used 1) to indicate contractions, 2) to indicate possession (in some cases), and 3) VERY occasionally to denote a plural (where otherwise the meaning of the sentence would be unclear). The use of an apostrophe in the contraction "it's", (which means "it is"), but not in "its", (which is a possessive) causes problems for many people who didn't pass third grade.
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